In the Legislature, typically the governor releases a proposal, the House and Senate pass their budgets, and members of the groups meet to hash out the differences. That’s where the process stands now.

But the fight is not over. The Republican-dominated Senate and other members in the House have been big backers of the film program, even pushing to have it expanded.

Gov. Rick Snyder is correct that the state should spend more money on roads. But it’s tough to make the case that the Legislature is doing its best to find money in the budget if it doesn’t cut the low-hanging fruit like film subsidies, select subsidy programs and a whole host of other options.

If road funding is so important that it would literally “save lives” as a group that supports road funding says on its website, there is no excuse to continue sending money to Big Hollywood productions.

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